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> even this list kind of leans toward improving other measures as a means of increasing happiness Since we don't have direct access to happiness dial, every advice for increasing h…

> But be warned, it takes a long time What's a "long time"? A month, a year, 10 years? > They're not the cheapest option Whats "not the cheapest"? 100 EUR, 1000 EUR, 10000 EUR, mor…

Barring not-yet-invented advances in automation, shrinking population means fewer and fewer people providing goods and services compared to the number of people that need them, whi…

Yes, but that is the common terminology.

> Our assumption was that we were in a stealth baby boom. That somehow evaded fertility statistics?

> people just want their recreational drugs Yes, people want to recreate, doing all kinds of activities with various levels of risk. They don't need to concern themselves with whet…

"General aviation" does not include commercial air transport, so that's probably not what you meant.

In Croatia, which is (and has been) seeing a tremendous rise in real estate prices, everyone talks about the high prices, but rarely can you hear about about housing shortage. Inde…

> I do not think the exact shape has any influence Yes, that's what I said.

> that doesn't affect the sound That would be the whole shape.

Tetris effect, but with the baby!

> whereas in this case the transformation is overwhelmingly negative. > The finding that this technique is actually bad in most cases Why do you think this?

> In Europe it's strictly forbidden to wear headphones under the helmet. No it's not. > protective gloves with hardened knuckles is of course mandatory No it's not.

> No one uses their indicators/turn signals as they approach. This is a major issue because it makes the roundabout incredibly ineffective, as every driver needs to treat it effect…

> People are now ignoring those stop signs (because it’s a roundabout!) Do you mean they treat it as if they have right-of-way when entering? Because that's also unusual (but not u…

> anyone capable of living happily while being outcompeted by machines is well-adapted for the future. > I'm not Why not?

> I believe the science is pretty clear that in principle these beat gas phase change systems. Do you know by how much?

Some people will sleep through alarms, turning them off without remembering it. But more importantly, if your sleep schedule is shifted you might not actually be able to fall aslee…

Can you expand? What's actionable about it?

> Go to bed early Why? You have 24 hours in a day no matter when you sleep. How did it help?

> the only way to do things you don’t want to do is to do them Do you have anything that's not tautological?

> Trains are self-driving. Europe already has the better self-driving system. Well, I'm in Europe and it ain't here. Waymo can't get here fast enough.

On the other hand, I would not have learned to play the guitar without the high-speed internet.

> I bet if we all wait a year, the back and forth will die down and we'll be left with a game that gets similar acclaim to Hollow Knight. Sounds great, because I think it doesn't g…

> Sold up. Put everything on 00 and gave the wheel a spin. Wait, what?